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Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach is a 2017 historical novel by American writer Jennifer Egan. Set mainly in Brooklyn during World War II, it follows Anna Kerrigan as she works at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and trains as a diver, a role associated with wartime ship repair. The novel is intended for readers of historical...
apps Top Manhattan Beach Alternatives
The top alternative to Manhattan Beach in 2026 is Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West with a score of 9.6/10, followed by Absalom, Absalom! (9.4) and Bring Up the Bodies (9.2).
Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West
Blood Meridian or the Evening Redness in the West is a 1985 novel by American writer Cormac McCarthy. Set largely in the...
Absalom, Absalom!
William Faulkner’s *Absalom, Absalom!* explores the ambitious, ultimately tragic story of Thomas Sutpen’s attempt to bui...
Bring Up the Bodies
Bring Up the Bodies is a historical novel by British author Hilary Mantel, published in 2012 as the second book in her a...
Light in August
William Faulkner’s *Light in August* explores complex themes within rural Mississippi during the 1930s. The novel examin...
Life and Fate
Vasily Grossman’s *Life and Fate* chronicles the devastating events surrounding the Battle of Stalingrad during World Wa...
2666
Roberto Bolaño’s *2666* is a complex and unsettling postmodern novel set primarily in the Chilean desert town of Santa T...
Infinite Jest
David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest is a complex American novel exploring themes of entertainment, addiction, and commu...
The Mirror & the Light
The Mirror & the Light is a 2020 historical novel by English writer Hilary Mantel and the final volume of her Thomas Cro...
Suttree
"Suttree" is a novel written by American author Cormac McCarthy, first published in 1979. Set in the early 1950s, the na...
Gilead
Gilead is a 2004 novel by American writer Marilynne Robinson, presented as a long letter from the elderly Congregational...
A Fine Balance
A Fine Balance is a historical novel by Indian-Canadian author Rohinton Mistry, published in 1995. Set in India during t...
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth is a 1905 novel by American author Edith Wharton. The narrative follows Lily Bart, a beautiful but im...
The Feast of the Goat
The Feast of the Goat is a historical novel by the Peruvian Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, published in 2000. The na...
The Song of Achilles
The Song of Achilles is a 2011 historical fantasy novel by American author Madeline Miller that retells the events of th...
Angle of Repose
Angle of Repose is a historical novel written by Wallace Stegner and published in 1971. The narrative is framed by Lyman...
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver’s *The Poisonwood Bible* chronicles the experiences of an American Baptist family who relocate to the...
Cutting for Stone
Cutting for Stone is a 2009 novel by Ethiopian-American physician and author Abraham Verghese. Set primarily in Ethiopia...
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Cloud Cuckoo Land is a 2021 historical and speculative fiction novel by American author Anthony Doerr. Its five protagon...
Against the Day
Against the Day is a 2006 historical novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon. Its sprawling narrative moves through the...
A Mercy
A Mercy is a historical novel by Toni Morrison published in 2008. Set in the 1680s in colonial America before the formal...
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